Professor
Tamar Christensen
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Most Helpful Review
Spring 2025 - I was never a big fan of writing, and of course nor a fan of any writing classes. I can still remember my first ever writing class in college, where I really embarassed myself on the first day of class and felt very discouraged. I walked into Tamar's class with a similar fear, but she definitely provided a class that changed my mind about writings. There are too many compliments that I can list for Tamar, because she is a great teacher and an extremely helpful person. I talked to her after our second class about my worries about failing the class, and she encouraged me a lot. Throughout the quarter, she had provided a lot of support for me where I feel I truly belong to the classroom and have agency over my writing. Other than the academic part, Tamar is also extremely helpful in advising my future career options. I received an invitation for an opportunity from the military, where Tamar made time to meet individually with me to discuss the dos and don'ts with me, which really helped me with making my decision. In addition, she treats her students as adults, which is something I sincerely appreciate. There has been many cases where I feel discouraged because professors treat me as if I am still a teenager, and Tamar provides an environment where I feel I can discuss the class content with her both as a student and a grown person. Along the same line, she also encourage me to investigate on the realistic aspect of going into the career, such as stress management and income. Learning about how to research these information is really nice. After all, the class is a hard class, but it is a great class for a writing II. I am a bio-related major, and I felt my writing really improved after taking the class. This is definitely not one of the easier classes I have taken, but it is definitely a class that I will take again and strongly recommend for others.
Spring 2025 - I was never a big fan of writing, and of course nor a fan of any writing classes. I can still remember my first ever writing class in college, where I really embarassed myself on the first day of class and felt very discouraged. I walked into Tamar's class with a similar fear, but she definitely provided a class that changed my mind about writings. There are too many compliments that I can list for Tamar, because she is a great teacher and an extremely helpful person. I talked to her after our second class about my worries about failing the class, and she encouraged me a lot. Throughout the quarter, she had provided a lot of support for me where I feel I truly belong to the classroom and have agency over my writing. Other than the academic part, Tamar is also extremely helpful in advising my future career options. I received an invitation for an opportunity from the military, where Tamar made time to meet individually with me to discuss the dos and don'ts with me, which really helped me with making my decision. In addition, she treats her students as adults, which is something I sincerely appreciate. There has been many cases where I feel discouraged because professors treat me as if I am still a teenager, and Tamar provides an environment where I feel I can discuss the class content with her both as a student and a grown person. Along the same line, she also encourage me to investigate on the realistic aspect of going into the career, such as stress management and income. Learning about how to research these information is really nice. After all, the class is a hard class, but it is a great class for a writing II. I am a bio-related major, and I felt my writing really improved after taking the class. This is definitely not one of the easier classes I have taken, but it is definitely a class that I will take again and strongly recommend for others.
Most Helpful Review
Winter 2025 - I was hesitant to join this class at first because of the previous reviews from her other courses but I am so glad I trusted my gut and still took the course. Tamar is an incredible human first of all. She is deeply inspiring, kind, and not afraid to share her life experiences to connect with her students. I look up to her in so many ways as she has been one of the best professors I have had during my time at UCLA. The grades are based on a "grading contract" so you are guaranteed a B if you complete your work well and can complete an extra assignment for an A. This may seem daunting but really isn't! Your goal in the class isn't to get 100% on a paper you're stressing over. Rather you get to learn how to write a blog, Op-Ed, and a create TEDTalk and have room to create something that is personal to you without having to worry about pleasing the professors expectations for an A. The class is also very based off of collaboration with your peers during class meeting but it really helps to create a great support system to build ideas. The course is about climate science/change which is a fascinating topic that Tamar is passionate about and is very clear (makes you want to be passionate too). After taking this course, I believe I have learned so many great writing and speaking skills that go far beyond syntax or structure. If you enjoy writing or want to get better at it, I couldn't recommend a better course.
Winter 2025 - I was hesitant to join this class at first because of the previous reviews from her other courses but I am so glad I trusted my gut and still took the course. Tamar is an incredible human first of all. She is deeply inspiring, kind, and not afraid to share her life experiences to connect with her students. I look up to her in so many ways as she has been one of the best professors I have had during my time at UCLA. The grades are based on a "grading contract" so you are guaranteed a B if you complete your work well and can complete an extra assignment for an A. This may seem daunting but really isn't! Your goal in the class isn't to get 100% on a paper you're stressing over. Rather you get to learn how to write a blog, Op-Ed, and a create TEDTalk and have room to create something that is personal to you without having to worry about pleasing the professors expectations for an A. The class is also very based off of collaboration with your peers during class meeting but it really helps to create a great support system to build ideas. The course is about climate science/change which is a fascinating topic that Tamar is passionate about and is very clear (makes you want to be passionate too). After taking this course, I believe I have learned so many great writing and speaking skills that go far beyond syntax or structure. If you enjoy writing or want to get better at it, I couldn't recommend a better course.
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